Ok, ok. One more question! Since I am on a budget ($150 MAX, and that's pushing it), should I go with the AD700 or the Creative Aruvana live. I'm mainly going to use the headphones for gaming and listening to music (many different genres). These will be hooked up to my X-fi titanium. Thanks again.

So, I guess I'll buy the DT770 80ohm + X-Fi Titanium, and then see if I really need an amp or not.

The question is thus: How will I know if I really need the amp? Does it only affects the maximum volume, or does it also affects sound quality at the same volume?

Sorry for the silly question, but I'm still a newbie and keep reading contradictory information everywhere ^^'

Good question. I'd like to know the answer myself; to be frank, I'm not much of an audiophile amp sort of person, and the only reason I'd consider dropping hundreds of dollars on an amp is that my headphones of choice (Stax) require them to work at all.

What I do know, though, is that proper amplification is a matter of control over the headphone drivers, not sheer volume. The thing I don't know is how to tell whether a given headphone is out of control or not due to insufficient amplification.

Ok, ok. One more question! Since I am on a budget ($150 MAX, and that's pushing it), should I go with the AD700 or the Creative Aruvana live. I'm mainly going to use the headphones for gaming and listening to music (many different genres). These will be hooked up to my X-fi titanium. Thanks again.

Easiest way to decide is: do you plan to use the headphones on the go? At all? If you need any isolation at all, that rules out the AD700.

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Originally Posted by mrkingdomhearts

So boiled it down to 2 choices. Ether the FiiO E11 or mixamp pro(which I can only get though ebay right now),

Which of the 2 you thinks worth getting for console use?

I don't understand the question. Do you need virtual surround and chat, or do you just want to play games in stereo?

Mixamp Pro (or any rough equivalent) is the FIRST thing you should be getting for console headphone gaming. Virtual surround adds a whole new layer of immersion, which trumps any audiophile amp that just does stereo.

Ok, ok. One more question! Since I am on a budget ($150 MAX, and that's pushing it), should I go with the AD700 or the Creative Aruvana live. I'm mainly going to use the headphones for gaming and listening to music (many different genres). These will be hooked up to my X-fi titanium. Thanks again.

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Originally Posted by Eric_C

Easiest way to decide is: do you plan to use the headphones on the go? At all? If you need any isolation at all, that rules out the AD70If

If the only factor put into consideration was simply sound quality for Gaming (most genres) and Music (many different genres), which would be best? Thank you.